Tag: Florida Agricultural Hall of Fame

@SWFLVegMan McAvoy earns place in the Florida Agricultural Hall of Fame

by Brad Buck

January 31, 2024

You ask most Southwest Florida farmers who they turn to for science-based agricultural information, and they’ll say, “Gene McAvoy.” It’s no accident the growers know him. “When I first started to work in Southwest Florida, ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Caribbean, Florida Agricultural Hall Of Fame, Florida Farm Bureau, Gene McAvoy, Induction, New Jersey, Rutgers University, South Florida Pest And Disease Hotline, Southwest Florida, Southwest Florida Research And Education Center, UF IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Extension Hendry County, Vegetables

UF/IFAS Extension is Everywhere at the State Fair

by Nick Place

February 10, 2020

The Florida State Fair in Tampa begins February 6 and runs through February 17, and from the first day to the last, UF/IFAS Extension will be everywhere you look—at special ceremonies, judging events, livestock pavilions, and information booths ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, Events
Tags: Florida Agricultural Hall Of Fame, Florida State Fair

Former Extension Faculty Honored

by Nick Place

October 25, 2019

One of the reasons we can point to UF/IFAS Extension as one of the nation’s foremost outreach organizations is that our faculty keep accumulating honors after long careers of service. Recently, no less than three former faculty members who ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, Events, Natural Resources, Professional Development, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: 4-H Hall Of Fame, Awards, Florida Agricultural Hall Of Fame, Florida Farm Bureau, Honors

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